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Haaland scores twice as Man City cruise to win against Man Utd
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has doubled down on his commitment to his controversial 3-4-3 system, saying he will not change and that for a different philosophy you have to "change the man".
United's 3-0 defeat at Manchester City means that, with four points from four games, they have made their poorest start to a league season since 1992-93 under Sir Alex Ferguson.
That season marked the end of United's 26-year wait to win the title but before optimism about a repeat starts to build, that was a 42-game campaign and, more importantly, did not contain a transfer window. Ferguson could go out and buy Eric Cantona in November, which changed the course of history.
Despite spending more than £200m on new players in the last two summers, after just four games, stats guru Opta say United now stands more chance (11%) of getting relegated this season than of finishing inside the top five (7.3%).
"It concerns me," former United skipper Roy Keane told Sky Sports of their form.
"This United team lack real quality. Look at the results, points per game, goals for and against. It is not good reading.
